The internet can be an interesting place. It can also be frustrating and scary. We all know what spam is - and not the kind that comes in a can. The annoying, cluttering ads in our email box. We also know about adware and malware. But have you ever wondered where it all started? 

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• The decade-long quest to stop “Spamford” Wallace - Ars Technica
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Art. Jewels. Money. These are the usual items taken during a heist. This time though, the perpetrators had something else in mind entirely. Something literally sweeter than any jewel could ever be. 

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Swelling - Night II
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• Quebec: Maple syrup's strategic reserve - The Globe and Mail
• With burner phones and $200K in hidden cash, plot to steal maple syrup had look of a major drug deal | National Post
• Sweet revenge for Quebec maple syrup producers: Thief gets five years for role in $18.7 million heist | National Post
• The great Canadian maple syrup heist | History 101
• Quebec's $18.7 million maple syrup heist is getting the small screen treatment it deserves | CBC Arts
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• Vallieres 2022
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Rudy Kurniawan knew wine. He was THE wine guy. He could tell you anything about any bottle, especially those he sold at auction. The rarest. The finest. Also... the fakest. 

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Swelling - Night II
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• The great wine fraud | Wine | The Guardian
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One very small town. One large group of religious outsiders. One relentless leader. And one massive, years long battle for who would remain in control.

What began as general discomfort with new and unknown people moving close to town somehow ended up involving fake lives, a mass poisoning, and assasination attempts. This is part two of Rajneeshpuram. 

Music by:
Swelling
"Night II"

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One very small town. One large group of religious outsiders. One relentless leader. And one massive, years long battle for who would remain in control.

What began as general discomfort with new and unknown people moving close to town somehow ended up involving fake lives, a mass poisoning, and assasination attempts. This is part one of Rajneeshpuram. 

Music by:
Swelling
"Night II"

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Sources:

• Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh FBI File - obtained through Scribd
• Documentary: Wild Wild Country - Netflix
• Jane Stork - Breaking the Spell - Pan Macmillan Australia - 2009
• A Passage to America
• Osho News
• Reports and memoranda on the Rajneeshpuram: Rumor Control, bussing in of Homeless, other events of 1984 · Rajneeshpuram · heritage
• Reports and memoranda on the Rajneeshpuram: Dissolution of the commune in August to September, 1985 · Rajneeshpuram · heritage
• Oral History, Tape 50, Side 1 · Rajneeshpuram · heritage
• Letter to Governor Atiyeh opposing the Rajneesh community · Rajneeshpuram · heritage
• Bending towards justice - Indian Express
• 25 years after Rajneeshee commune collapsed, truth spills out -- Part 1 of 5 | OregonLive.com
• Rajneesh movement | History, Beliefs, & Facts | Britannica
• GURU'S COMMUNE ROILED AS KEY LEADER DEPARTS - NYTimes.com
• https://www.osho.com/
• ‘Raped 50 times’: A UK woman’s shocking story of child sex abuse at Osho ashrams
• Woman leaves 'sex cult' 40 years after being sterilised - Daily Star
• Survivor of infamous Osho cult speaks on sexual abuse she endured from age 10
• Osho: British woman reveals harrowing childhood abuse in Osho’s 'sex cult' - Times of India
• Jul 13, 1985, page 18 - The Oregonian at Newspapers.com™ - Newspapers.com™
• Nov 15, 1985, page 49 - The Oregonian at Newspapers.com™ - Newspapers.com™
• Jul 01, 1985, page 6 - The Oregonian at Newspapers.com™
• L.A. Resident Gets 20 Years for '83 Bombing of Hotel Rajneesh - Los Angeles Times
• Letter to the Oregon Director of Immigration and Naturalization opposing the residency of Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh · Rajneeshpuram · heritage
• Rajneeshees in Oregon: An untold history
• Read The Oregonian’s original 20-part investigative series on Rajneeshees - oregonlive.com
• Children of the Cult review — an incendiary story of neglect, abuse and rape

American Scandal is a podcast from Wondery that explores the darker stories that have shaped the United States. From the Unabomber to Bernie Madoff, these are stories that reveal the underbelly of America: ruthless, secretive, and power-hungry. The new season of American Scandal looks at the controversial decision made by a young government official named Daniel Ellsburg to leak the Pentagon Papers, the documents that led Americans to demand an end to the catastrophic Vietnam War. Once Ellsburg realized this terrible truth, he made the bold decision to leak the documents, and the consequences altered the course of American history. This is just a preview of American Scandal, but you can listen to the full episode at wondery.fm/AS_corpusandmugshot

Few things are more devastating than a loved one going missing. On The Vanished podcast from Wondery, host Marissa Jones tells stories of missing persons that have gone overlooked by mainstream media. In a recent episode, Marissa looks into the disappearance of James Foster Chance. The 48-year-old man from Texas went missing in March of 2021. Devastated and without any leads, James’ family began searching for him. But in their search they began uncovering clues that James was not the man they thought he was. And worse -- that he may have disappeared on purpose. Listen to The Vanished at wondery.fm/TV_corpusmugshot

"Veteran journalist Joe Nocera’s neighbor in the Hamptons was a therapist named Ike. Ike counted celebrities and Manhattan elites as his patients. He’d host star-studded parties at his eccentric vacation house. But one summer, Joe discovered that Ike was gone and everything he’d thought he’d known about his neighbor -- and the house next door -- was wrong. From Wondery, the company behind Dirty John and Dr. Death, and Bloomberg, “The Shrink Next Door” is a story about power, control and turning to the wrong person for help for three decades. Written and hosted by Joe Nocera, a columnist for Bloomberg. The Shrink Next Door is now an Apple Original series, starring Will Ferrell and Paul Rudd. Watch now only on Apple TV+.

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One of the greatest counterfeiters of all time eluded authorities for an entire decade, passing his fake bills across New York. The problem was, he wasn't a great counterfeiter at all. He was pretty terrible, actually. So how did he finally get caught?

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Swelling

"Night II"

Meydan

"Insomnia Pt. 1"

SoundCrate

"Squad"

SoundCrate

"Shady Dealings"

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U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing - U.S. Currency (moneyfactory.gov)

Education | How much currency is circulating in the economy, and how much of it is counterfeit? Is currency included in the money supply statistics? (frbsf.org)

Little Old Moneymaker (nysun.com)
Aug 27, 1949 (newyorker.com)
Sep 03, 1949 (newyorker.com)
Sep 10, 1949 (newyorker.com)
Emerich Juettner - Wikipedia
The 70-year-old retiree who became America’s worst counterfeiter (thehustle.co)
Finding 'Mr. 880': The case of the $1 counterfeit - New York Daily News (nydailynews.com)

Five infamous paintings go missing after a high stakes robbery in France. Only someone super skilled could have pulled it off. And this was partially true, as the perpetrator was very good at what he did. But the museum was partially at fault as well.

Visit Patreon.com/mugshotpod to find out how you can support the show and get early, ad-free access to episodes as well as bonus episodes. Any donation is appreciated and goes right back into helping produce the show.

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Music by:

Swelling

"Night II"

Meydan

"Insomnia Pt. 1"

SoundCrate

"Squad"

SoundCrate

"Shady Dealings"

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Sources:
The ‘Spiderman’ Art Heist and the Five Missing Masterpieces (thedailybeast.com)
The French Burglar Who Pulled Off His Generation’s Biggest Art Heist | The New Yorke
For Paris ‘Spiderman,’ Stealing 5 Museum Masterpieces Was No Sweat - The New York Times (nytimes.com)
'Spiderman' art thief Vjeran Tomic jailed in Paris - BBC News
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2017/feb/20/spider-man-burglar-jailed-musee-dart-moderne-heist-vjeran-tomic-theft-paris
Defendent Claims He Threw Out $107 Million in Stolen Art | artnet News